Monday, December 10, 2012

THANK YOU TO BOXING PARTY VOLUNTEERS

Wow, this weekend was busy
for us at The Humanitarian Service Project and we would not have been able to
make it through without all of the amazing volunteers that came to help us on
Saturday. Saturday was the December
Senior Citizen Delivery Day along with the Annual Boxing Party for our
Christmas Offering, in its 34th year. For the Senior Citizen
Delivery Day, we had our volunteer drivers and loaders help us to get all the
food to the 121 needy seniors we serve. In the afternoon, we had over 55
volunteers joined us to bag and separate the toys for Christmas at the Boxing
Party. At the event they sorted and organized the gifts for 374 of the 576
needy families who will be served by our Christmas Offering (that’s gifts for
over 700 children!) These volunteers were so great that we even got everything
separated faster then we had scheduled. Without the help of these volunteers,
it would be a lot harder for us to reach the needy community. HSP would like to thank all our amazing
volunteers for their dedication and hard work.

Before Boxing Party

HSP is currently committed to serving, at least, 1200
needy children through our Christmas Offering, and has 321 needy children on
our waiting list. This being the case, every gift that we receive goes miles in
giving a child in need a Merry Christmas. The Christmas Offering also provides,
at least, three weeks of groceries to 150 of the needy families served by the
Offering. These families will receive 15 varieties of fresh fruits and
vegetables, 7 frozen meats, a turkey with a complete holiday meal, 4 loaves of
Pepperidge Farm bread, and five boxes of non-perishables (weighing 25 pounds
each.) If you are interested in making a
difference in the lives of the needy children that we serve, check out our
website for more information:

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It is the mission of the Humanitarian Service Project to alleviate the pain and suffering that poverty brings to seniors and children in DuPage and Kane Counties, Illinois, without discrimination or exclusion for any reason.